# Incident 19970325010329I: Doug DC3, Abilene, TX, March 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1997, 19:54 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KVJA
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25646, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25646) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3A (registry code 3021433, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970325010329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: #1 ENGINE (LEFT) BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND BACKFIRE. #1 ENGINE WAS SECURED (SHUT DOWN) BY THE FLIGHT CREW. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN ABILENE, TX WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE #12 CYLINDER ON THAT ENGINE HAD BROKEN AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE EXHAUST VALVE TO OPEN.

## Other reports on N25646 (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040905023679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040905023679I), Sep 5, 2004: Doug DC3A (N25646), Laredo, TX. (-23) Pilot was conducting first flight since operating in accordance with 125 deviation issued by sat FSDO. When approximately 50 miles north of Laredo, TX,…
- [Incident 19970918032219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970918032219I), Sep 18, 1997: Doug DC3 (N25646), Louisville, KY. Narrative: landing at Bowman field right engine stopped due to fuel starvation.
- [Incident 19940423034599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423034599I), Apr 23, 1994: Doug DC3A (N25646), New Hanover, PA, 1 fatal. Chutist seen floundering. Showed little sign of consciousness. Hit ground. Autopsy showed sign of cardiac disease.
- [Incident 19850530029289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530029289I), May 30, 1985: Doug DC3A (N25646), Charleston, WV. Vectors to airport due to low oil pressure right engine. Safe landing. Broken and stuck rings on two cylinders.
- [Incident 19841224071869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841224071869I), Dec 24, 1984: Doug DC3A (N25646), Chicago, IL. Returned to land due to engine surge. Fire in exhaust stack on rollout. Fuel lines and sumps restricted by ice.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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